Unbelievable: Government usurps states' rights in Utah gay marriage case

thisnumbersdisconnected · Jan 10, 2014

Fox News: Federal government to recognize same-sex marriages in Utah

WASHINGTON – Attorney General Eric Holder said Friday the federal government will recognize more than 1,000 same-sex marriages in Utah, despite an earlier announcement this week from the state’s governor saying the state would not.

The decision means those Utah couples will have access to federal benefits that are available to married couples in other states, including the ability to file joint tax returns. It also adds to the confusion in the state following a surprise ruling last month against the state's same-sex marriage ban.

Hundreds of gay couples got married before another court put those weddings on hold. The Justice Department statement marked the first time the Obama administration formally weighed in on the debate with any action.
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It is the normal way of doing things for the feds to honor state law. However, Holder has now usurped Utah's state rights by recognizing the gay marriages that took place before a TRO was issue preventing further "weddings" from being performed. It puts the A-G and therefore, by implication, the White House, in the unique and dangerously unprecedented position of recognizing marriages the fed's own court system is still examining for validity, given Utah voters expressed their preference for marriage to be described as one man and one woman in a 2012 referendum.

Further, Utah has to pay for the benefits the feds are authorizing. They come out of the budget for the state, which is partially funded by the feds. However, the budget was established with the concept of the traditional marriage law being intact. The feds have now thrown that out the window with Holder's meddlesome and likely unconstitutional stance.

OldRegular · Jan 10, 2014

thisnumbersdisconnected said: ↑

Fox News: Federal government to recognize same-sex marriages in Utah
It is the normal way of doing things for the feds to honor state law. However, Holder has now usurped Utah's state rights by recognizing the gay marriages that took place before a TRO was issue preventing further "weddings" from being performed. It puts the A-G and therefore, by implication, the White House, in the unique and dangerously unprecedented position of recognizing marriages the fed's own court system is still examining for validity, given Utah voters expressed their preference for marriage to be described as one man and one woman in a 2012 referendum.

Further, Utah has to pay for the benefits the feds are authorizing. They come out of the budget for the state, which is partially funded by the feds. However, the budget was established with the concept of the traditional marriage law being intact. The feds have now thrown that out the window with Holder's meddlesome and likely unconstitutional stance.
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Been going on since Lincoln. Of course Obama and Holder have carried it to the extreme. i believe that both these men want nothing but trouble for this country.

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